CONTENTS
Ernest Ingersoll
CHAPTER
PAGE
I.
How the Globe Was Stocked with Life
9
II.
The Sea a Vast Aquarium
16
III.
A Chapter of Foundations
25
IV.
The Humblest of Animals—Sponges
30
V.
Flowers of the Sea
33
VI.
Uninvited Guests
44
VII.
Dwellers Between Tide Marks
46
VIII.
Builders of the Pearly Shells
57
IX.
Builders of the Pearly Shells
—
Continued
64
X.
Animals with Jointed Frames
81
XI.
From Butterflies to Beetles and Bees
99
XII.
At the Doorway of the "Upper Classes"
127
XIII.
Fishes—The Aristocracy of the Waters
132
XIV.
Sharks—The Tigers of the Sea
142
XV.
The Fearful Devilfish and Other Rays
148
XVI.
Bony Fishes—Teleostomi
151
XVII.
Modern Fishes—Teleostei
154
XVIII.
Amphibians—A Connecting Link
167
XIX.
Amphibians
—
Continued
174
XX.
Reptiles—Monarchs of the Mesozoic World
182
XXI.
Serpents, Good and Bad
211
XXII.
Birds—Kings of the Air
239
XXIII.
Some Notable Water Birds
250
XXIV.
Vultures, Falcons, and Game Birds
260
XXV.
From Gulls to Kingfishers
264
XXVI.
Passerine Birds
268
XXVII.
The Beasts of the Field—Some Primitive Types
270
XXVIII.
The Gnawers
285
XXIX.
Mammals of the Sea
297
XXX.
The World's Herds and Flocks
300
XXXI.
The World's Herds and Flocks
—
Continued
313
XXXII.
Some Supremely Useful Animals
324
XXXIII.
Beasts of Prey—The Carnivora
332
XXXIV.
Beasts of Prey
—
Continued
354
XXXV.
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